EU rental legislation set to be approved by ministers on 2 March

Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: EU business ministers are set to approve new rules for short-term rental booking platforms across the European Union, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor, when they convene on Thursday 2 March.
Unyoked raises €18m to spur European expansion

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: ‘Wilderness experience’ company Unyoked has secured €18 million in Series A funding to accelerate its expansion into the European market.
AirDNA: Supply in Europe reaches pre-pandemic levels

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: European short-term rental demand had a strong month in January, with 18.1 per cent more nights stayed than January 2022, and a huge 28 per cent more than in 2019, according to AirDNA.
getawayGoGo and Happy.Rentals partner for European distribution

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS / Europe: Last-minute online travel marketplace getawayGoGo has partnered with European property management company Happy.Rentals for the distribution of more than 2,500 properties across 11 countries across Europe.
Travel tech startup Stippl raises €400k in pre-seed funding

Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Amsterdam-based travel tech startup Stippl has secured €400,000 in a pre-seed funding round.
AirDNA: 2022 ends on high note for European short-term rentals

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Short-term rentals in Europe ended 2022 on a high for strong demand, with 10.2 per cent more nights booked than in December 2019 and 47.4 per cent more than in 2021, and revenue up 38.5 per cent, according to AirDNA.
ALTIDO launches Luxe Property Collection in Europe

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: European property management company ALTIDO has announced a new collection of 20 luxury properties in England, Scotland, Portugal and Italy.
Joyned and OYO announce commercial partnership in Europe

Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael / Europe: Israeli software-as-a-serviced [SaaS] startup Joyned has announced a commercial partnership with vacation rental company OYO Vacation Homes to roll out its group booking software across the latter’s brands in Europe.
AirDNA: European rental industry slows down after record summer

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: After surpassing pre-pandemic levels of demand every month since January 2022, the European short-term rental industry started to lose its momentum towards the end of the peak summer period, according to AirDNA.
GuestReady appoints Andreea Petrisor as chief growth officer

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Short- and mid-term rental property management company, GuestReady, has announced the hiring of Andreea Petrisor as its new chief growth officer [CGO].